2014年12月17日 星期三

2014-12-18 Singapore World


Washington Times
   
Obama's Cuba relations decision the ...   
Washington Times
Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, frets that the Obama administration is willing to negotiate the release of spies or terrorists. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) more >. By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times - Wednesday, ...

Haiti's Martelly played role in Gross release   MiamiHerald.com
Swap of former Cuban intelligence agent at heart of US deal   The Seattle Times
US-Cuba breakthrough divides Cubans in Havana and US   BBC News
Politico   
The Globe and Mail   
New York Times   
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Arutz Sheva
   
Labor Condemns EU Over Hamas, but Blames Netanyahu   
Arutz Sheva
Labor party condemns EU removal of Hamas from its list of terrorist groups, but says PM Netanyahu's policies led to the removal. By Ben Ariel. First Publish: 12/18/2014, 4:44 AM. Labor leader Yitzhak Herzog. Miriam Alster/Flash 90. The Labor party said on ...

European Parliament backs recognition of Palestinian state   DAWN.com
European Parliament supports recognition of Palestine in principle   Irish Times
EU removes Hamas from terror blacklist   The Australian (blog)
The Globe and Mail   
Wall Street Journal   
Arab News   
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9news.com.au
   
Abbott slams Lindt Cafe gunman's legal aid funding for High Court challenges   
9news.com.au
The prime minster has hit out at the new that taxpayer funds are being used to challenge government laws after it was revealed Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis' High Court challenges were likely funded through legal aid. Monis and his partner ...

Australian PM says deadly siege may have been 'preventable atrocity'   CTV News
Sydney siege: Abbott says cafe siege was horrific wake-up call   The Straits Times
Australian PM says cafe siege 'horrific wake-up call'   Daily Mail
Yahoo!7 News   
The Australian   
Sydney Morning Herald   
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Arab News
   
Xi restrained by hardliners over Tibet: Dalai Lama   
Arab News
A monk lights butter lamps in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, on Dec.16, 2014. The Dalai Lama says he believed China's president may be ready to re-launch talks over greater autonomy for the Tibetan region but was being held back by Communist Party ...

Communist 'hardliners' holding back Xi Jinping on Tibet issue, says Dalai Lama   Daily News & Analysis
Dalai Lama Says His Role Should Cease After His Death   NDTV
Dalai Lama says world must push for democracy in China   AsiaOne

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AsiaOne
   
Palestinian UN draft calls for Israel occupation end by 2017   
AsiaOne
A Palestinian carries a burning tire during clashes with Israeli troops following the funeral of Palestinian Mahmoud Adwan at Qalandia checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah December 16, 2014.
Palestinians open door to negotiation after submitting draft UN resolution   The Guardian
Jordan Presents Resolution for Palestine Statehood to UN   Bloomberg
Palestinians submit UN resolution, open to negotiate: envoy   Business Standard
Voice of America   
Jerusalem Post   
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BBC News
   
Nerves as Greek election faces second round of voting   
BBC News
The Greek parliament has failed to elect a new president in the first of three rounds of voting. The government's candidate got 160 votes, 40 short of an outright win. If Stavros Dimas fails to get elected after two more voting rounds over the next fortnight, there ...

Greek poll shows anti-bailout leftists hold 3.6-point lead over conservatives   Reuters
Greek PM Falls Short in First Round Presidential Vote   Voice of America
Little cheer for gov't in first presidential ballot as Dimas draws 160 votes   Kathimerini
The Guardian   
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The Chosun Ilbo
   
N.Korea Marks 3rd Anniversary of Kim Jong-il's Death   
The Chosun Ilbo
North Koreans on Wednesday solemnly marked the third anniversary of former leader Kim Jong-il's death, whether or not they remembered the man who starved millions to death with any fondness. As the three-year mourning period comes to an end, his son ...

State Dept denies giving blessing to N.Korea parody   ABS CBN News
N. Korea marks end of mourning for late leader Kim Jong-Il   Bangkok Post
Kim Jong Un looks to complete nuclear legacy left by father   Hamilton Spectator
Forbes   
RT   
Washington Times   
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Wall Street Journal
   
Pope's Intervention Helped Break Logjam   
Wall Street Journal
Plan to End Animosity Between U.S. and Cuba Took Final Form at Vatican in November. Pope Francis arrives to lead his general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. ENLARGE. Pope Francis arrives to lead his general audience at the Vatican on ...

Pope Francis takes a public role in US-Cuba relations   Washington Post
How Pope John Paul II Paved The Way For The US-Cuba Thaw   Huffington Post
Vatican is U.S.-Cuba peacemaker; pope rebuked by senator   seattlepi.com (blog)
NDTV   
Financial Times   
The Times (subscription)   
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Business Recorder
   
United Daily News: Jack Ma sees what Taiwanese businesses miss   
Focus Taiwan News Channel
During the Cross-Strait CEO Summit held earlier this week in Taipei, Jack Ma, founder of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, again urged older entrepreneurs to believe in young people and hand over leadership to a younger generation. He expressed a belief in ...

Taiwan's changing political landscape   New Straits Times Online
Taiwan Must Play Its Hand Well in Regional Politics   Wall Street Journal
China vows no change in developing ties with Taiwan   Kuwait News Agency
ecns   
Business Recorder   
WantChinaTimes   
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NDTV
   
UPDATE 1-Iraq Kurds launch Sinjar offensive after coalition air strikes   
Reuters
(Adds details and Bakir's comments). ARBIL, Iraq Dec 17 (Reuters) - Kurdish forces launched an operation to retake the town of Sinjar in northwest Iraq on Wednesday after coalition planes pounded Islamic State positions overnight, Kurdish officials said.
Kurds retake three villages from ISIL   Al-Bawaba

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